I'm becoming increasingly unable to understand Lin Huan's way of thinking, and it seemed that his stuttering would never fully recover. "But... my Little Dumpling, he... he is the Snake Baby, he... he... oh, could you possibly... entrust the Lin Family to... him?"
"Why not?" Lin Huan asked indifferently.
Why not!!
Lin Huan said, why not!!
My mind was in complete disarray; his elderly self could actually accept someone with the Demon Tribe's bloodline to inherit the Lin Family,
"Uh... if Senior Lin, you think it's fine, then I have no objections."
"Why still call me Senior Lin? Call me Grandfather!" my mother scolded.
I wore a cheeky expression, "..."
I had called Lin Huan Grandfather before.
That was at the very beginning.
Latter on, in extreme anger, I also called him Senior Lin, and even went as far as to call him by his full name Lin Huan.
Now, no matter how thick-skinned I am, I truly can't bring myself to call out 'Grandfather.'
"No problem, why are you scaring the child?" Lin Huan bent down and helped me up.
Feeling shy, with my head lowered, skin touching the warmth of his rough palm, a gentle tide swelled in my heart, "Then... if you can accept Dumpling as the heir to the Lin family, what about Yu Longting..."
"Dumpling is fine, but I will not accept Yu Longting," Lin Huan said in a cold, hoarse voice.
I raised my head to look at Lin Huan.
His sharp gaze clearly spelled out a few words.
Su Wan, give up on that thought!
He would never accept Yu Longting, no matter what.
I was crestfallen, yet still unwilling to accept that, "Why not?"
"How could a mere Monster be worthy of the Lin Family's bloodline?" Lin Huan, the elder, snorted lightly, full of pride and disdain.
Well, his openness and his stubbornness coexisted without conflict...
And were incredibly hypocritical...
I obediently walked behind Lin Huan, massaging his shoulders, "Can't you give Yu Longting even a slight chance?"
"No, what's so good about Yu Longting? He bullies you, and you still use your body to nurture his true body?" Lin Huan snorted continuously, "You've even learned to act obedient and filial in front of me for him."
I promised, "My filial piety is absolutely genuine, not fake at all. Since I was little, my mom made me learn the 'Twenty-four Filial Exemplars.' I've been well-behaved, truly."
Lin Huan snorted lightly.
"Yu Longting has many good qualities; he cured my mom's terminal illness."
I cautiously tried to make Lin Huan accept Yu Longting.
Lin Huan glanced at my mom.
At home, my mom actually tended to share good news and not bad news. She lowered her head and was silent for a while before softly speaking, "Father, earlier... I was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer."
"You... you have such a serious illness, and you didn't even mention it at home?"
Lin Huan was so angry that he stood up, his eyes could have shot fire.
My mom was meekly apologetic, "I... was too ashamed to face father."
"Even if you die, you won't let your parents see you even once? You're really heartless." Lin Huan ridiculed.
My mom got so scared that she knelt immediately, "Father, how dare I do that? Please calm your anger, I won't dare to do it again, please forgive me."
"Wanwan, we'll discuss Yu Longting's matter later. For now, I don't want you to be with him. You better break up with him immediately!"
Lin Huan grabbed my mom's wrist, "You, come back to the Lin Family with me."
"Me, go back to the Lin Family?" My mom's eyes showed panic and desolation, along with a hint of cheekiness.
Lin Huan countered, "What? You don't want to return to the Lin family in this lifetime? Or are you still angry that I hit you?"
"Not at all, father, you can still hit me; I find that very comforting." My mom's eyes teared up, looking uncertainly at me, "But what about... Su Wan? What will she do..."